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Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina
New York Times Politics and Instapundit describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedMourners in Columbia recalled Lindsey Graham as the son of pool hall owners who “was born with a plastic fork in his mouth,” as former Rep. Trey Gowdy put it.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Tributes, and Politics Too, at Lindsey Graham’s Funeral in South Carolina". The right frames it as "South Carolinians Say Goodbye to Lindsey Graham.".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftTributes, and Politics Too, at Lindsey Graham’s Funeral in South Carolina
New York Times Politics · Center-left · News report
CenterLindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina
WCNC Charlotte (Tegna) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightSouth Carolinians Say Goodbye to Lindsey Graham.
Instapundit · Right · Opinion
Article formats differ across these sources, so wording may reflect format as well as framing.
Tributes, and Politics Too, at Lindsey Graham’s Funeral in South Carolina
A gathering of South Carolina’s political elite paid tribute to the late senator’s career against a backdrop of a highly competitive race to replace him.
Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina
Mourners in Columbia recalled Lindsey Graham as the son of pool hall owners who “was born with a plastic fork in his mouth,” as former Rep. Trey Gowdy put it.